Channel Islands shipping forecast
For the area bounded by latitude 50°N, the French coast between Cap de la Hague and Ile de Brehat and longitude 3°W.
Issued by Jersey Met at 03:00UTC Thursday , 27 November 2025 for the period ending 06:00UTC Saturday.
General Situation
At 00:00UTC low, 968mb, mid-Atlantic, expected 959mb, Southeast Iceland by Friday, then 969mb just west of Norway by Saturday, with associated fronts affecting the area at times.
Forecast from 06:00UTC Thursday to 06:00UTC Friday.
Wind: Southwest 4 to 5, increasing 6 in the north and west of the area from late morning until midnight, perhaps with gusts to 35kt, veering southwest to west 3 to 5 later.
Sea state: Rather rough in the north and west, slight to moderate elsewhere.
Weather: Patchy rain or drizzle, then rain spreading eastwards overnight, perhaps locally heavy with mist patches, clearing all but the far southeast later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate, locally poor at times.
Outlook from 06:00UTC Friday to 06:00UTC Saturday.
Wind: West to southwest 3 to 5, increasing 4 to 6 by midday, occasionally 7 mid-Channel until dusk, backing southwest to south 6 to 7 later.
Sea state: Mainly moderate with a low to moderate swell, increasing rather rough to rough for a time in the afternoon and evening, and again mid-Channel later.
Weather: Rain, in the far southeast, perhaps locally heavy with mist, soon clearing, scattered showers then developing, rain spreading into the far west later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate, perhaps locally poor at first.
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